Firstly I love Roti's food. However. Ive requested this many times. Sometimes they do it sometimes they don't. They put the sides of sauce containers right on top of the food and seal up the plate. That is so unsanitary. I've complained to corporate and to the Schaumburg restaurant. I don't know who touched these sauce containers. Did they fall on the floor? Why would I want something that someone touched on my food. Ive been to the Schaumburg location many times. It isn't very sanitary. The workers don't change gloves. Ive seen them wipe the counter with their gloves on and toss food non the floor. Then they touch the to go sauce containers that then touch my food???!! Please. Literally "clean" up your act. I request the sauce containers to NOT touch my food. My requests for sanitary food falls on deaf ears. read more

Absolutely the worst Roti I have ever been to! Beyond disappointed. Especially since Roti is my go to for Mediterranean take out. Roti on North Avenue and Northbrook are Stellar but Schaumburg staff appears to have received ZERO training. The Beet Lovers bowl was a blob of hummus with 5 measly beet chunks ,no more than 6 chickpeas and the kale a complete afterthought as if it was a scarcely available garnish. Save yourself the HUGE disappointment and take the drive into the city or any of the other locations. read more

I really like Roti. The food is tasty and I can eat gluten free here. My go-to meal is the rice plate, I get chicken roti, with "hot" sauce, tomato and cucumber salad, eggplant, and red cabbage salad. I skip the GF pita....I think it costs like $2....pass. I wish I could eat here more but my coworkers aren't always down with Mediterranean food. The parking lot here stinks. There are a bunch of food places and a barber shop in this strip mall. Then you have the idiots from the nearby businesses walking across the traffic on Meacham. Hello?!? Use the crosswalk for your safety and mine. read more

Chipotle had a Mediterranean baby! I didn't think I would have much care for this fast food grill but the employees and the food was awesome! Everything had flavor and large portions to take home for lunch the next day. Simple and frustration free menu as well a couple great sauce options. The price may seem a little high but the portions are huge and the products all taste fresh. The staff was deliteful and the facility has so far stayed clean. read more

Pros: Very clean, easy to order, and food did have some taste. Cons: Everything was cold and portion size was small. Chicken was dry as hell and falafels looked like prunes After my meal I got in my car and went straight to Pita House. Paid the same for a fresh hot meal almost double the portion size. Never going back read more

If I have to sum up the food at Roti, I would say, a Chipotle style Mediterranean food. Tried the wrap the first time I was here. I loved it. It was not the regular falafel and pita bread that you get in regular Mediterranean restaurants. These guys have a completely different menu and I loved it. The sauces that they serve here are wonderful!! I also tried veg roti the next time I was here. It was great!! The portion was filling and priced below $10. Update: I loved their hot sauce. It's wonderful! read more

This was our first time to Roti and we were surprised by the taste. It is basically a chipotle with Mediterranean food. We had the falafel sandwich, salad, and rice plate. It is basically the same food delivered in three different ways. Overall the taste is good but not much in the way of variety. The falafel was very good and the variety of sauces was interesting. Will likely go back if we are craving falafel or hummus. read more

This place is ALWAYS packed at lunch time during the week. It's hard to say much about the place because I'm usually only there for about 15 minutes while I run through my lunch break at work, but the staff are always very friendly and helpful and the food is great! The portion sizes are more than enough for your average appetite. I always have left overs for the next day. The cous cous is the best and I love their red pepper sauce and dill sauce! read more

Imagine Chipolte but with Falafel. For $7.95 I got a rice plate with three sides. I got some falafel & some hummus. The bread was nice & warm & the hummus was pretty good. I was very surprised eating here because I didn't have that high of expectations. To me most Mediterranean food needs long prep times so I was surprised when I saw that they were able to set it up like a Chipolte. The place was about the size of a Chipolte or a Qdoba with the same type of layout. We came right after the lunch crowd but the place was very clean & the staff was friendly. Another plus about this place is that they don't skim on the portions. The portions were more than enough to fill a person up. They have a lot of different sauces & sides that fit a any of the dishes you choose. The parking lot has a lot of spots to park in & it is close to the door. Overall this is a good option for someone looking for Mediterranean food especially since there really isn't any other good options in the area that I know of. This restaurant is located about 3 minutes from Woodfield mall. It is right across the street from one of the roads to their parking lot so it is a convenient location for some mall shoppers. The plaza that it is located in is very new & was built only a few years ago. Lastly for the portion size that you receive the price is pretty good. There will usually be enough food left over to take with you. Overall the food was good, the portion size was big, the staff was friendly & the place was clean. I would eat here again if I was in the area & in the mood for some Mediterranean food. read more

This isnt the best, but it isnt the worst middle eastern ive ever had, its ok. I think the only thing that really keeps my coming is their app. You get lots of reward points when you sign up and eat. I redeem my points for free items like falafel and baklava. read more

Yum!!!! I do have to say its not as good as the one in the city, but its pretty damn close! I am SO happy they opened one in the burbs! Its nice to have something besides a sandwich and soup shop...how many more of those do we need?!?? It is a bit pricey...I still cant figure out how my lunch was $10... I always get the falafel because they are delicious and the cucumber dill sauce with it...amazeballs! They have a good selection of meats and sides you can choose from, all equally delicious. I came during the week around 12pm and was very surprised it was packed! Its very similar to Chipotle where you stand in line, you pick your meat, sides and find a table. Their hummus is delicious as well! I cant wait to bring the hubby here! Parking is kind of crappy, so park in the back instead of circling around looking for a spot! read more

Another Chipotle style restaurant. I ordered the steak sandwich and quite enjoyed it. The employees were friendly and helpful and the place looked clean and tidy. read more

It's a Mediterranean Chipotle. The service is fast and great. The food is fresh and uses free range, organic-ish products. The atmosphere is industrial chic (love it). So what's the deal? Well, the deal is I'm just not in love with the food. If you have never had couscous or falafel or schwarma or kabob, this is an OK starter kit, but it's pretty far from the source material. In some ways the comparison to Chipotle really works against a place like this. Here's why: Chipotle, whether you are a fan or not (I am a fan), has got food that is entirely recognizable in form and flavor as Mexican fare. The guac is fantastic and, oddly, rivals some of the better Mexican restaurants in the area. Tacos are still tacos. They are built the same way. Meat on the bottom, followed by sauce and lettuce on the top. Burritos are still burritos. Same as burritos that you get anywhere else (though probably larger). The kabob pita sandwich I had at Roti illustrated that it's different with Mediterranean fare. See, Mediterranean fare is about distribution of elements, not layers of elements. The Chipotle format doesn't allow for any nuances, such as tossing the ingredients together or applying sauces anywhere other than a single area in the sandwich. The pita has to be stuffed in the order in which you choose the ingredients. The result is a pita that is cold and doesn't have much flavor with odd, segregated pockets of pita components. Hummus isn't the sour cream from Chipotle. You can't take a big spoonful and fwap it in the middle of a sandwich. A) This hummus is such a neutral flavor B) It's ice cold and quite dense (and you're putting it on a hot sandwich) C) Hummus is meant to line the inside of the pita to keep the other sauces from spilling out. It should be a persistent flavor and texture, not a big spoonful of cold, pasty sauce in the middle of the sandwich. Also, chicken (or whatever protein) needs to be tossed with cucumbers and tomatoes and lettuce. Again, you can't just have a tomato and cucumber part of the pita and a chicken part of the pita. It's about interplay of flavor. That's not what I got. I just ended up eating the chicken part. But the problems continue with the falafel, which is hardly falafel at all. The flavor and texture are completely different. The falafel at Roti taste like fried samosa filling. It's not bad, but it's not falafel. Good falafel have a much better crunch, a more granulated and bright green interior, and don't taste like coriander or cumin. They taste more like light garlic and herbs. Again, it's not that the falafel here tasted bad, but if this is your first falafel experience, expect something entirely different when you order them elsewhere. My wife had a Sultan Sandwich, which was better than my pita, but neither of us were blown away. The flavor was pretty muted, which is unlike any Mediterranean place I've eaten at. Also the sandwich had more of a pickled flavor than spice, so... ehhh. The thing is, if you're not crunched for time and running out for lunch, there are far, far better pita places in the suburbs that are far more satisfying and are maybe a bit cheaper. You'll wait longer for your food, but if you can afford the time you'll have a better experience and much more flavorful food. While Chipotle can (at times) rival decent authentic Mexican restaurants in flavor, I can't say the same is true with Roti and other places out there. Not everyone likes the same things, so maybe you should check them out for yourself. This restaurant is affable enough, but the obvious comparison to Chipotle just made me think of a place I'd rather be. I'd normally give a restaurant like this 2 stars, but I'll round up because this is a new place, I only had the one experience, and the employees are really likeable folks. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'll see them again anytime soon. Sorry guys. read more

I went to this location twice so far and both times my roti chicken had lots of flavor. All their sides were very fresh. If you love spicy sauce you must try their s'hug sauce - SO GOOD! Our pita bread was hot and fresh out of the oven! Their hummus was one of the best ones I've tried in a while. It's creamy and from organic chickpeas. It's a little pricy, but when you are craving Mediterranean spin on Chipotle this place should be on your list to try. read more

Roti - Chicken Roti Rice Plate with sides and falafel - Mediterranean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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Love the food, hate the meager portions and the price. Roti is a great place to go when you don't want that Chipotle burrito (which is rare) or a lunchtime sammie. The spice, freshness, and variety really stir up your culinary routine. BUT whenever I go through the live I feel like everything I get is so small for the cost. They have the tiniest little scoopers to put on the sides. They don't get you a ton of meat- probably a satisfing amount for an 8 yo child. And they only give you a limited number of sauces. I highly recommend getting the taziki (sp?), garlic, and the dill. Don't get the hummus unless you like bland paste- much more flavor in the other sauces. AND they count the hummus as "one of your three." My husband gets the pita and he always wants to get something additional like the fried balls ( I forget exactly what they're called...) This place IS delicious, clean, and dependable. Just plan on buying two meals if you're starving AND paying a boatload for both. :) read more

If you lived in a town that didn't have a good Mediterranean restaurant I can see this being a nice way to sample some of its flavor. But having eaten at a number of these types of restaurants, this is a pale substitute. First and foremost these restaurants live and die on their grilled meat which I found here to be dry and over seasoned. I got the chicken kebab since my other choice was even dryer and tasted like Mediterranean bourbon chicken. The rice was also a bit dry but want too bad. I guess I was supposed to drown ever thing in one of the sauces. But prefer just enjoying the simple taste of each component. That brings me to the falafel, they were flat out gross and greasy inside, I had to drench them to get them down. Finally the pita, it tasted like one of those wheat pitas you can get in the store. Oh yeah it was half the size. Maybe I'm being unfair, since this place allows you to pop in and get a variety of food quickly. But I would rather have a little foresight and call ahead for some freshly grilled meat. read more

so glad i decided to try a new kind of cuisine tonight. the fire and rice didn't disappoint. i will probably order a side of extra saffron rice because i'm a carby gal. the dill cucumbers were super refreshing and the pita was so soft! i dipped it in a mixture of melted butter, garlic and parmesan cheese. so so good. read more

This place doesnt even deserve a 1. They got Mediterranean food all wrong. The hummous was just flat out terrible. I really hope a Mediterranean person doesnt run this place otherwise id honestly be very very disappointed in them. They should know better and actually make the food right especially for what they charge. Cant wait to go home to scrub my tongue. Blachh. How hard is it to make good hummous and actual fattouch dressing and the garlic for the shawarma. If youv experience real arabuc/ Mediterranean food then you wont like this place. Dont waste your time or money here. Just sayin read more

Gosh, it's too bad I had the experience I did...I wanted to love Roti. A) I love the Chipotle concept: being able to pick what you do and don't want and say if you want more B) I love Middle Eastern food, think Naf Naf. Well, this is no Naf Naf nor did I feel comfortable asking for more like I would at Chipotle. I got a Falafel pita, the pita was awful. It definitely had been sitting for awhile. A long while. I added cucumber yogurt sauce (zatziki), tahini, lettuce and the tomato/cucumber mix (Israeli salad) to my pita. Good thing or the bread would have been inedible. The falafels were mushy and undercooked in my book, but I did read that some reviewers liked them that way. I also order the chicken kabob plate. It came with terrible rice, I think it's supposed to be basmati rice, but instead it tasted like perfume, and it was dry. I got the Spanish eggplant, good-tasted like salsa like the worker told me it would, the cous cous which was interesting in a good way and the tomato/cucumber salad which was also good. There was no pita left, so I waited for fresh pita, it was better than the pita for the sandwich but nothing, nothing like the gold standard of Naf Naf. The chicken was fine, the garlic sauce I got was good and made the chicken better. Bottom line, pita is where it's at for Mediterranean food. It's essential for a good falafel sandwich. (So is good falafel, by the way). I could see going again, only during peak hours when the food is fresh and getting turned over, but really, I'll probably go back to my old reliable...Naf Naf and drive further and pay more, but know I'll leave happy. read more

It was my first time going to this place a few days ago...and i loved it so much...that I went twice this week! I am only writing about what I ate...but wow...what I ate...was amazing!!!!! You cannot go wrong with the falafels at this place. Here is my recommendation: 1. order a laffa 2. add falafels 3. add rice 4. add hummus 5. add the cucumber sauce (ask for a little extra) 6. add some of their hot sauce (don't worry, it won't be hot, the hummus, cucumber sauce will overpower the hot sauce) 7. add the cucumber / tomato salad and you're done!!!! Nothing more needs to be added. DELICIOUS AND LIGHT!!!! I can't wait to go back again. read more

Received very nice interaction with corporate customer service urging me to try their restaurant yet again. Will do that in the coming weeks. Says a lot about a company when they care about the quality of a customer's experience and want to make things right. read more

Healthy. Awesome. Inexpensive. Fast. If there was one across the street from my place I would start selling my kitchen appliances on craigslist. read more

Above and beyond customer service!! I had an amazing experience with the manager here --Ryan Logerquist. I called the restaurant to order my food ahead because I had both my 6 and 7 year old in the car with me and didn't want to take them into the store because they were eating (also couldn't leave them in the car). I explained my situation to Ryan-- not only was he kind enough to bring my food to my car but he didn't charge me for it!! I kept insisting on paying and he said no and that he understood the position I was in and wanted to make my day easier! I couldn't thank him enough -- he made my day as I was rushing and trying to get to my oldest baseball game while feeding my younger kids!! so thankful!! read more

So after much convincing, I tried Roti again. And by convincing, I mean my good friend gave me a gift card so I can try it again. I had a pretty bad experience my first time, possibly because I was expecting to be amazed... Well long story short, I used my gift card. Here it goes: Their salad is AMAZINGLY good. Yes, I said it. Add every option possible (except rice) and don't forget the red sauce (I forgot what it was called) but it's hot! Anyway, the blast of flavor will knock you off your seat. This is probably the best fast food salad I've ever had. Now their falafel is another story... Oh. My. God. The best falafel ever!!! Worth the $2 (and change) for a 3 piece 1 biter falafel. MUST HAVE for sure. Now why I gave this place 3 stars and not 4? Because they had the same terrible service from totally different staff than my first visit. (Did that make sense?) what I'm trying to say is the service is bad... I thought my first visit was bad, the 2nd visit is just as bad. They were cooking the steak when I ordered my food so they set aside my plate. After the steak was cooked and placed on the serving dish, 3 other people got served their steak and my rice plate which was getting cold was left sitting there with me standing in front of it and watching other people who were behind me get served. I reminded the girl about my plate and (no joke or exaggeration) age put 4 pieces of steak on my plate. No apologies. The cashier saw and heard what happened so he went back to the dish and added a little bit more steak. At this point I was fuming but didn't want to show my anger to my friend who gave me the gift card. Mr or Ms manager: please train your staff in customer service. It goes a long way. So to sum up: Great: chicken roti, salad, falafel, pita Terrible: service, rice (too hard and dry), steak ( dry and not tender), you will walk away smelling like spicy food- please go home and wash your clothes and shower immediately. If I return to Roti, it's most likely not going to be at this location. Or I'll have my dear friend pick up a salad for me. read more

Yet another chipotle but with better quality and better food! Very reasonable and large portions. Good options to choose from and variety of add ons. Love the Cous Cous. Very different and tasty. Perfect amount of salt in everything! The pita and falafel are great too! Will be returning cos my hubby loves loves this place! read more

I love me some Roti! Fast and healthy! It is basically the Chipotle of Mediterranean food. I highly recommend adding some Baklava as a desert...theirs is extremely awesome. read more

Roti - Rice bowl with Roti Chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Ok, so I didn't really have major expectations of the place, just wanted to try one of branches out since I saw quite a few ads in the street for a while now. I really liked their food, this branch is just like any Chipotele or Qdoba, order food and take it and sit wherever you like. Found the prices to be very reasonable and worth for the amount of food that was given - everything is based on pita and some form of meat/veggie and/or rice. So I made my own salad for dinner - added in the chicken kabobs (which were good and heavy), then after choosing the meat, you get as many add-ons as possible and then you get choice of 2 sauces - went with dill yogurt and spicy sauce (good combo - definitely recommend it), side of hummus and pita bread. Trust me - it definitely fills a hungry guy up :). If you like Mediterranean you would definitely like this place. I have not tried the cous-cous before , that was also added in the salad, which was good. Servers were helpful and friendly. Tip: You get one or two pita breads with the Do-It-Your-Own salad, so don't need to settle for just one :p. [ This can be used to just about cover everything they have on their menu, like making your own salad I mean) read more

Definitely not on my favorite list. I was not too crazy about the super long wait even though it was not that busy the night I went for the very first time. It was less than $10, but I would paid more for a quality meal. I have only been there once and was not impressed by any means. Even when I got my food it tasted so generic with a lack of uniqueness to it. I will definitely be sticking to the mom and pop Mediterranean places. The food was bland and the customer service was even worse. I was waiting so long that my friend was waiting for me to eat and his food also got cold. So far I have only had their platter, but I am not tempted to go back. read more

Love their falafel rice plate. Great vegetarian options and decent prices. My only problem with this place is how dirty it always is. Thought it was just because of the weekday lunch rush but was there at 3 p.m. on a Sat with only 5 other people in there and half the tables were gross. Three employees chatting in back. read more

Man. I love this place. If you want to get your money's worth, come here for a meal. I always get their tossed salad with the chicken kabob and add all their toppings--literally. I top it with their cucumber dill yogurt sauce and it's perfect. Favorite restaurant for something quick, filling, and delicious! read more

I am a frequent visitor of Maos Vegetarian and Naf Naf. This was my first experience at Roti. First I went to wash my hands before eating. Men's bathroom is dirty and needs to be cleaned. Not a good start. I ordered the rice plate with fallafal and three sides; hummus, eggplant, and red cabbage. The rice plate also comes with 2 small wheat pitas and 2 sauces, I opted to get a 3rd sauce. Let's start with the good. The sauces are great. I got them on the side in plastic containers. The tahini, dill sauce, and the sweet spicy red sauce are da bomb. That's where the good stuff ends. The fallafal was cold and the inside was of baby food texture sort of like a frozen tater tot gone awry. The small wheat pitas were cold and dry. The sides were so-so I preferred the hummus out of the 3, but come on now it's hummus. My big issue is with the portions. The portions are extremely small. I got the smallest amount of cabbage and eggplant. Compared to naf Naf which I see as direct competition they are slacking. Naf Naf is pricier but the portions are not only larger but the fallafal are crispy and their pita is done so well. I'm not sure if this is due to the location but I will give Roti one more chance since a new one is opening near my house. TLDR: pita dry, sides are small, fallafal is creamy in a bad way. Overall portions small. Sauces are on point. read more

Roti - Dining area - Mediterranean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Gave the Roti in Schaumburg a one star before and I give them a one star again. I swing by there about 45 minutes after they opened for lunch and I was amazed: saw none of the of rotational grills set up with meat nor their regular grill setup cooking any meat. It's like they weren't setup for lunch at all Compare this to the Roti I go to in downtown Chicago on Adams. Earlier this week I went in around 12 noon and even though there was a line there were several employees staffed and the line move relatively quickly. I think I'm going to stick with the downtown Chicago Roti going forward. read more

Wanted to try something new and glad I did. This place is definitely the Mediterranean version of Chipotle but the food is very good and reasonable price. The staff is very friendly and did a good job explaining to me what I was ordering since I wasn't sure since I never had this type of food before. I got a rice plate and it definitely filled me up. I recommend this place to anyone who likes Mediterranean food or who is willing to ttry something out of their comfort zone. read more

Roti - Mediterranean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Very run of the mill. I expected a lot more flavor from the chicken and the meal in general. Had the spicy sauce as well as the cucumber dill in order to create more taste. Also added hummus and couscous to my wrap that I got. Good for a quick lunch, price was reasonable ($7 for the wrap), but you shouldn't expect much more. Great Mediterranean food usually has unique flavors that burst and I just didn't find that here. I do like how you get essentially whatever you want (Chipotle style) and the staff was friendly. Place was clean as well. read more

First time at Roti came in at 3:30pm on a sunny Saturday. The pita bread is small and although it wasn't dry, it was not fluffy like Naf Naf's. Their sauces are terrific, but they are stingier here and charge 50 cents for additional. Service was average, do not care attitude. Not rude though. So that's a plus. The portions are incredibly tiny...maybe they should utilize a smaller plate because the way it is now it leaves you feeling like you got ripped off. The price is cheaper than Naf Naf grill, but the portions are also much smaller. We got the rice plate with falafel, egglant, and red cabbage. The eggplant was cold and the red cabbage has practically zero fermentation. The falafel was more of a tater tot, the filling was smooth unlike the falafel I am used to. I am also not a fan of lukewarm food, which everything was. I much prefer fresh made falafel (Pita Inn). As a french fry enthusiast, I missed not having french fries as a side option. Didn't try their meat but the area around the meat rotation devices looked rather dirty. And thats coming from someone whose favorite gyro shop is a hole in the wall. In the end, i just ended up eating mostly rice since the side portions were ridiculously small. I'd rather go to Pita Inn, Naf Naf Grill, or Maoz Vegetarian. I would rather pay a bit more, leave full, and be happy about a place than go somewhere that charges extra for every last sauce. Also they have a reward program which I always appreciate. But it's an app and you have to take a picture of your receipt and then upload it. Seems like a bad use of technology and time consuming endeavor for the customer. TLDR: small portions, falafel has tater tot texture, lukewarm temperature food (did not order meat), sauces good. Maybe it's this location #meh #firsttime read more

What's not to love? I think this is my fave fast food restaurant. Good sized portions, it's really heathy and delicious! I come here once a week with my twin boys and husband. I get the rice plate and do half chicken and half falafel. I love all the fresh veggies.. I feel leaving I ate healthy. read more

Love that all the vegan options are clearly marked. Makes my ordering a breeze. FYI the pita bread has honey but the laffa wrap is 100% vegan if you are a vegan who does avoid honey. The girl at the counter was nice enough to pull out the ingredients binder to double-check with me as well. I usually get the veg rice plate but this time the laffa wrap was really good too! read more

I have tried falafel many places and Roti is still my favorite. Very flavorfully seasoned and I also enjoy the vast selection of sides, including the cabbage slaw and seasonal mixes. The rice is also perfection! Always happy with my meal at Roti. Excellent customer service, very quick, and healthier option for my lunch break from work. read more

I like the variety of sides Roti offers and the organic falafel is just right. The hummus and babagonush have good flavor. The bread is good but not as fresh and large as it used to be. Overall worth checking out for lunch. Pricing is on par with other fast casual but higher than chipotle. read more

My dad is vegan so when we go out to eat, it's hard to find somewhere we can both enjoy but this is now a place we can add to our list! I was really pleased with the amount of food you get for the price and how customizable the dishes can be. The only negative I will say is that the teenagers that worked there a couple weeks ago when I went, did not look like they wanted to be there and made me wait forever just to get a piece of pita bread -_- read more

Roti - Mediterranean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois